John Henry Byrd
son of Vardeman Bird
bn. 16 Aug 1834 Deer Lodge, Morgan Co. TN
d. 15 Apr. 1907 Deer Lodge, Morgan Co. TN
buried Mt. Hope Cemetery
Deer Lodge Morgan Co. TN
Married 10 Jan 1867
Mary Lavender Byrd daughter of Daniel Simeon Lavender Jr. and Elizabeth Duncan bn. 8 Jan 1848 Morgan Co. TN d. 8 Sept 1922 Morgan Co. TN buried Mt. Hope Cemetery Deer Lodge Morgan Co. TN
Laura Byrd ~ daughter of John H. Byrd bn. 2 Sept 1869 d. 2 mar 1941 married Ben Garrett
Leonia Del Rae Byrd daughter of John H. Byrd bn. 9 Feb 1871 Morgan Co. TN d. 1 apr. 1964 Morgan Co. TN buried Cnoga Park CA married 26 Jul 1890 Morgan Co. TN Albert Marcel/Manson Brown
Mollie Olmstead Mollie was 104 yrs old 13 Oct 2003, and is a resident of the nursing home in Wartburg ~ d/o Ben Garrett & Laura Byrd Molly is the Granddaughter of John H. Byrd
Elizabeth Byrd sister of John H. Byrd and daughter of Vardeman Bird bn. abt. 1844 d. after 1910 probable Whitley Co. KY Married McGuffey
Headstone of John H.& Mary Lavender Byrd
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Headstone of Vardeman Byrd – Mt. Hope Cemetery, Old Section
Replaced by June Wortley, daughter of Ervin H. Byrd and Lottie Nelson
Rear of Byrd Church
FOUR GENERATIONS
LEONIA DEL RAE BYRD BROWN born 1870 in Morgan Co. TN, died in 1964 in CA. She is the daughter of John H. Byrd & Mary Elizabeth Lavender. Leonia married Albert Marcel/Manson Brown. Liz>Leon (June) Statzer>Mary Elizabeth Brown>Leonia>John Byrd>Vardeman Bird.
MARY ELIZABETH BROWN
b 1902 in Lancing, Morgan Co. TN, d 1980 in TX. She is the daughter of Leonia Byrd & Albert Brown. She married Oral Washington Statzer in TN. Elizabeth>Leon (June>Mary E. Brown>Leonia Byrd>John H. & Mary E. Lavender Byrd>Vardeman Bird & Elizabeth Duncan.
LEON (JUNE) STATZER ANDERLE ~ b 1923 in Wise Co. VA, d 1999 in Hartford Co. CT. daughter of Mary E. Brown & Oral Washington Statzer. She married Eugene Walter Anderle. Liz>Leon>Mary>Leona>John>Vardeman
LIZ PENDLETON born in 1961 Hartford Co. CT. daughter of Leon (June) Statzer & Eugene Walter Anderle. Liz>Leon>Mary>Leona>John>Vardeman.
Photos and information courtesy of Liz Pendleton